Websites for Internship and Job Searches
Listed below are several websites which
provide links to health promotion
internships and jobs across the country, as
well as some general search engines.
www.onlinesports.com/pages/caree Sports-related career opportunities
rcenter.html
www.hpcareer.net
Primary career development site for
health promotion professionals
www.wellnessconnection.com
Provides health promotion internship
and job postings
http://www.nchec.org/news/docs/j Lists job opportunities for individuals
obs.htm
with CHES status
www.nutritionjobs.com
Search engine for nutrition professionals
http://healthscience.byu.edu/Stude
ntOpportunities/Careers/Careersin
HealthPromotion.aspx
http://www.cnheo.org/healthedjob
bank.htm
Provides links to health promotion
career resources and services
http://www.phfr.com/
Internship and job postings for health
and fitness positions
www.idealist.org
www.simplyhired.com
www.indeed.com
Provides links to health promotion
career resources and services
Corporate Wellness & Exercise Physiology
Organization
5Aetna
Website
www.aetna.com
Balance, Pilates & Yoga Studio
www.BalanceStudio.com
Comments
Employee Fitness and Wellness
Programs
Fitness Instructor
Biometrics Nutrition and Fitness www.biometricshealth.com/ Weight management program
Home.cfm
Corporate Fitness Works
www.corporatefitnessworks. Preferred course work in exercise
com
testing and prescription, exercise
physiology, and anatomy. Current
CPR and First Aid certification or
ability to become certified.
Elevation Corporate Health
Health Fitness Corporation
http://elevationcorporatehe Corporate Wellness
alth.com/
www.hfit.com
Fitness assessments, personal
training, designing incentive
programs, instructing fitness and
nutrition classes, wellness
manager
Health Solutions Services, Inc.
http://www.healthsolutions. Wellness Coordinator, Health
com/ Northrop Grumman Education, Fitness Instructor
Corporation in the Northern
Va, DC, and Maryland region
L & T Health and Fitness
http://www.ltwell.com/cont
actus/employment_internships
/
www.businessgrouphealth.o
rg
National Business Group on
Health
Corporate Fitness, Health
Promotion
Identify and develop solutions to
employer member health
improvement and health benefit
issues
National Institute for Fitness and http://www.nifs.org/about- Fitness Management, Fitness
Sport (NIFS)
us/careers
Instructors, Older Adult
Management, Health & Wellness
Coordinator -- Based in Indiana
One to One Fitness Centers
http://1to1fitness.com/pers Instruction in personal training
onal-training-jobs/
Corporate Wellness & Exercise Physiology
Organization
Pioneer Health Group
Website
Comments
http://www.pioneerhealth In Hunt Valley, MD. Gain experience
group.com/main/pages/int in Fitness Management.
ernships.cfm
President’s Council on Physical www.fitness.gov
Fitness and Sports
Rockville City
http://www.rockvillemd.g Worksite/Community setting
ov/index.aspx?NID=593
assisting with the city of Rockville’s
health promotion program
Sport and Health Company,
www.sportandhealth.com Individually designed to meet
Corporate Fitness Department
interests in: fitness evaluations,
exercise program design,
promotional fitness programming
Sports Club LA
TheSportsClubLA.com
Urban resort offering five-star
service, including state-of-the-art
fitness facilities and equipment,
mind body programming, and
unique day spas
Tysons Sport and Health Club
https://sportandhealthcar Health and fitness marketing, sales
eers.silkroad.com/
administration, and personal
training
Uniformed Services University http://www.usuhs.mil/
Exercise physiology testing
US Army Center for Health
http://chppmPromotion and Preventive
www.apgea.army.mil
Medicine
USPS – Rosslyn & L’Enfant Plaza http://www.usps.com/
Wellness Corporate Solutions
White House Athletic Center
(operated by L&T)
Whole Health Management
Assist with worksite health
promotion program
www.wellnesscorporatesol Various internship opportunities
utions.com
related to corporate wellness.
members.aol.com/whacsta Experiences will include exercise
ff
programming, fitness testing, health
promotion planning and
implementation, and group exercise
instruction. Must have completed
coursework in physiology &
kinesiology. CPR certification
required.
www.wholehealthnet.com/ Stipend provided for 8-12 wk.
internship. CPR certification
required. Will perform fitness
assessments, develop exercise and
health promotion programs and
conduct fitness classes.
Corporate Wellness & Exercise Physiology
Organization
Website
Comments
World Bank Fitness Center
No website
CPR, first aid certification required.
Paid.
WTS International
www.wtsinternational.com Spa, fitness, and leisure consulting
and management firm
YMCA of D.C.
www.ymcadc.com
VA Medical Center (Baltimore)
http://www.maryland.va.g Exercise physiology/clinical research
ov/facilities/baltimore.htm
Create, implement, and deliver
wellness programs to youths and
adults.
Health
Communication/Education
Organization
Website
Adventist HealthCare
Adventisthealthcare.com Community health and pre-natal education
programs
www.aahd.us
Development of internet-based materials,
identification of potential coalition members
American Association
on Health and
Disability (AAHD)
American Association
for Health Education
(AAHE)
American Association
of Retired Persons
(AARP)
American Lung
Association of DC
http://www.aahperd.org Students can intern in the office, serve as a
/aahe/
student member on the Board or work on a
committee. Unpaid.
www.aarp.org
Health promotion team intern.
Marketing/promotion of programs
www.aladc.org
America’s Health
http://www.ahip.org/
Insurance Plans (AHIP)
American Running
Association
Comments
Communications intern will assist with ALADC
web presence, e-breathe newsletter, online
marketing, Get Active messages, and
distribute promotional materials for programs
and events. Flexible hours, approximately 1520 hrs/wk
Assess and report on health insurance plans to
companies
www.americanrunning.o Marketing and journalism positions available.
rg
Traveling stipend in fall/spring.
Arlington County Parks www.arlingtonva.us/pers
and Recreation
Arthritis Foundation
www.arthritis.org
Association of Schools www.asph.org
of Public Health (ASPH)
3 month internship. Program evaluation,
public health communication, presentation
development. $2500 stipend, 30-40 hrs/wk.
Graduate student preferred.
Represents deans, faculty and students in
accredited Schools of Public Health and other
public health programs seeking accreditation
Health
Communication/Education
Organization
Website
Comments
AU Wellness Center
http://www.american.ed
u/ocl/healthcenter/Welln
essCenter/wellcenterho
me.htm
BETAH Associates, INC http://www.betah.com Health Information Specialist internship. Full
time Feb-Aug. $13-15/hour
Brainfood
www.brain-food.org
Internships during the semester for afterschool program as well as during summer for
summer institute. Apprx 20 hrs/week.
Capital Area Food
www.capitalareafoodban Minimum 12 weeks, start/end dates flexible.
Bank (CAFB)
k.org
15-20 hours/week
Carl Vogel Center
http://www.charityadvan Nonprofit organization provides
tage.com/carlvogelcenter multidisciplinary and integrated healthcare to
/Home.asp
people with HIV and AIDS
Center for Science in http://www.cspinet.org/ Focus on health and nutrition communication
the Public Interest
about/jobs/200606121.h & advocacy
(CSPI)
tml
Center for Disease
Control and
Prevention
Chartered Health Plan,
Inc.
City of Rockville
www.cdc.gov
www.charteredhealth.com
http://www.rockvillemd. Wellness internship to design program for
gov/index.aspx?NID=593 employees of the City of Rockville government.
Danya International
www.danya.com
Company produces health-related media
materials. Intern assists with web design and
video production
D.C. Dept of Health
Paid internship May-Aug with Asthma Program
Department of Health foh.dhhs.gov
Provides occupational health resources and
and Human Services,
services designed to improve the health, safety
Federal Occupational
and productivity of the Federal workforce.
Health
Duke University
www.dukehealth.org/
Medical Center
Eastern Shore Area
www.esahec.org
Located in Cambridge, MD
Health Education
Center
Houston Associates, www.hai.com
Intern works with contract to monitor and
INC
evaluate Team Nutrition
Health
Communication/Education
Organization
Website
Comments
INOVA Health System
www.inova.com/inovapu
blic.srt/careers/fellowshi
ps/index.jsp
www.InovaHealthNET.co
m
www.iqsolutions.com
Nursing education opportunities
INOVA HealthSource
IQ Solutions
Kaiser Permanente
Health education/community health
opportunities
Interns are involved in a variety of activities
such as research and writing; email marketing
and providing clerical support for group
http://www.kaiserperma
nente.org/
Lab School of
http://www.labschool.or Undergraduate or graduate student will assist
Washington
g/
with physical education programs for children
with disabilities. Hours/days are flexible.
Latino Health Initiative http://www.montgomer Program planning activities, outreach
of Montgomery County ycountymd.gov/hhstmpl. strategies and education interventions
DHHS
asp?url=/content/hhs/ph
s/latino_health/LHI/inde
x.asp
Lockheed Martin
http://www.lockheedma Corporate fitness and wellness. CPR
Global
rtinjobs.com/h2.asp
certification required. Stipend provided.
Telecommunications
Matthews Media
www.matthewsgroup.co MMG provides direction and support for all
m
aspects of message development, information
dissemination, and health behavior change.
Medical Society of
www.msdc.org
Washington DC (MSDC)
National Cancer
http://hcip.nci.nih.gov/ Health communication internship program
Institute (NCI)
National Institute of
http://learningsource.od. See website for complete listing of
Health (NIH)
nih.gov/career.html
opportunities
National Multiple
www.msandyou.org
Sclerosis Society
Design marketing plans to increase
North American
www.naaso.org
membership, perform market research to
Association for the
increase scientific journal subscription, ensure
Study of Obesity
maximum attendance of online course.
Health
Communication/Education
Organization
Website
Comments
Northrop Grumman
Corporation
http://www.northropgru Assist with health risk assessments, education
mman.com/
classes, health fairs, and designing educational
materials.
NuWeights Nutrition & http://www.nuweights.c Web-based communications internship in
Personal Training
om
DC/VA
Sibley Memorial
Dietetic Intern, health education for Sibley
Hospital
employees
(Wellness@Sibley)
Shepherd-Pratt
Hospital (Baltimore)
http://www.sheppardpra
tt.org/default.aspx
Society for Nutrition
Education (SNE)
http://sne.org/jobs.html Gain an understanding of federal nutrition
education policy development. Work with
members of SNE’s government relations firm
on Capitol Hill. Compensation provided. 15-20
hours/wk.
Special Olympics
www.specialolympicsdc.
org/
Suburban Hospital
www.suburbanhospital.o
rg
Sudden Cardiac Arrest www.suddencardiacarres
Association
t.org
University of Maryland www.health.umd.edu
Health Center
U.S. Apple Association www.usapple.org
USDA/ Food Stamp
Nutrition Connection
Sports related and marketing options
available.
Health promotion programming and
community outreach for all age groups
Variety of projects. 10-15 hours/week. No
phone calls please
Assist with production of various
communications, media and health projects.
Develop education materials and press
releases on apples and apple products.
Unpaid. Flexible hours.
www.nal.usda.gov/foods 10 hour/week internship for undergrad. Data
tamp
entry and cost/nutrient analysis for an online
resource system for nutrition educators.
Virginia Hospital Center www.virginiahospitalcent Coordinate and organize employee and
er.com
community wellness programs. Small stipend.
Health
Communication/Education
Organization
Website
Comments
Washington VA
Medical Center
http://www.washington Research assistant position for Project HFdc.va.gov/
Action. Will work with the study coordinator
on an exercise program for patients who are
recovering from heart failure or other disease.
$10-15 per hour, 25 hours per week.
Wider Circle
www.awidercircle.org
YMCA – Arlington
www.arlingtonymca.org
Create/revise wellness programs for children
in low-income schools or public housing
Health Policy
Organization
American
Association of
Retired Persons
(AARP)
American
Association on
Health and Disability
(AAHD)
American Heart
Association (AHA)
American Medical
Association (AMA)
American Public
Health Association
(APHA)
CDC
Center for Science in
the Public Interest
(CSPI)
DC Department of
Health
International
Department,
Campaign for
Tobacco-Free Kids
International Life
Sciences Institute
(ILSI)
Medical Group
Management
Association (MGMA)
National Coalition
for Promoting
Physical Activity
National Fisheries
Institute
Website
www.aarp.org
Comments
Visit website for details.
www.aahd.us
http://www.americanheart.org/
Advocacy-based position for intern with
legislative/political interests
www.ama-assn.org
http://www.apha.org/about/care Find listings of internships on the Web
ers/internships/
site
www.cdc.gov
http://www.cspinet.org/about/jo Several health policy internships in a
bs/200606121.html
variety of areas. See website for details.
www.doh.dc.gov
Click on “internships” under the Services
category.
www.tobaccofreekids.org/organiz Paid intern will work 20 hrs/week on
ation/jobs/job4.shtml
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. Fax
resume, two writing samples and two
references (attn: fall internships)
www.ilsi.org/Careers/
Fax resume, two writing samples and
three references (Attn: Paula Fleming)
http://mgma.com/pd/default.asp 15-20 hrs/wk for the summer, working
x?id=694
on legislative and regulatory projects
concerning medical group practice.
www.ncppa.org
http://www.aboutseafood.com/
Research and advocacy for the health
benefits of seafood. Stipend provided.
Health Policy
Organization
Website
Comments
Partnership for Prevention
www.prevent.org
Women in Government
www.womeningove Graduate internship in health policy for nonrnment.org/prevent profit organization that conducts seminars
ion
for women legislators and manages public
policy initiatives.
Possible duties include: preparing fact sheets
and presentations; performing library and
internet research; researching and drafting
issue briefs; general administrative duties;
assisting with meetings and Capitol Hill
briefings; maintaining the organization’s
database. 15 hr/wk minimum. Paid.
POLICY Project- Safe
www.policyproject. Summer internship. Heavy writing and
Motherhood Working Group com
research. Should have an interest in
maternal and child health. Spanish-speaking.
20-30 hrs/wk. Paid. Graduate student
preferred.
President’s Council on
www.fitness.gov
Physical Fitness and Sports
SOPHE
http://sophe.org/co Media advocacy/policy, program planning,
ntent/docs/SOPHE_ research, professional meetings, selfInternDescription.p directed project. Deadlines: Spring (11/1);
df
Summer (3/1); Fall (7/1).
Global Health
Organization
American Public Health
Association
Clinton Foundation
Website
http://www.apha.org/about/care
ers/internships
http://www.clintonfoundation.or
g/main/about/intern/about.html
Comments
Global Health Intern
Initiatives include Global Health
Team, Response and Resilience Team,
Alliance for a Healthier Generation
and more
GlobalHealth.gov
http://www.globalhealth.gov/ab Office of Global Affairs
out-us/careers/
Global Health Council www.globalhealth.org
Website being updated
Global Health Fellows www.ghfp.net
Internships and fellowships in DC and
Program (GHFP)
abroad
Manna Project
www.mannaproject.org
Holistic community development in
International
developing nations. Project lasts one
year abroad.
U.S. Agency for
http://www.usaid.gov/workInternational
usaid/careers/hiringDevelopment
mechanisms/student-internships
Woodrow Wilson
www.wilsoncenter.org
Research and International Policy/
International Center for
Fellowships
Scholars